A new project organized by fourth-generation Japanese Americans is seeking to preserve memories and create art. Called the Yonsei Memory Project, the effort is a project of Nikiko Masumoto and Brynn Saito. The two will hold events in Fresno on Saturday Febaury 17th and Monday February 19th, including memory tours …
Read More »Racial disparity in school is ‘justified,’ science fair project on ‘Race and IQ’ says
Students, parents and staff at C.K. McClatchy High School are upset over a science fair project by a student in its elite magnet program that questioned whether certain races of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Racial disparity in school is ‘justified,’ science fair project on ‘Race and IQ’ says
Students, parents and staff at C.K. McClatchy High School are upset over a science fair project by a student in its elite magnet program that questioned whether certain races of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Connected: State Announces East Porterville Water Project Now Complete
The process of bringing running water to over 700 homes in East Porterville is now complete. The State Department of Water Resources made the announcement today, bringing an end to a saga that gained national attention during California’s most recent drought. Hundreds of homes in the unincorporated area east of …
Read More »California “WaterFix” Drops One Tunnel In Bid To Save Project
The California Department of Water Resources has announced it will scale back Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to build two water tunnels beneath the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta. Under the proposal released today the California WaterFix would be broken up into two phases. The first phase would include only one …
Read More »California moves ahead with one delta tunnel, scaling back ambitious water delivery project
California officials Wednesday said they will press ahead with a smaller version of a long-planned water delivery project, initially building one, instead of two, massive tunnels in the heart of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interview: Mackenzie Mays On Fresno Bee Sex Ed Reporting Project
Fresno Bee reporter Mackenzie Mays is wrapping up a nine month long reporting project on the state of sex education in local schools. While the project has highlighted the many ways local districts haven’t been providing comprehensive sex education, it also sparked a controversy, and personal attacks against Mays from …
Read More »New Project From Google Tracks San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Using Street View Cars
An online tool from tech giant Google is giving California residents a new look at ground level air pollution in their neighborhoods. The company announced this week new air pollution data collected by its fleet of Google Street View cars. The mapping took place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and …
Read More »Yosemite National Park invites comment for Bridalveil Falls project
The National Park Service is inviting the public to submit comments on a project to improve accessibility and services at the base of Bridalveil Fall, one of Yosemite Valley’s most … Click to Continue »
Read More »Highway 140 repaving project will begin next week
The California Department of Transportation next week will begin an extensive repaving project on Highway 140 from Merced to Gustine. The project will including repaving the existing roadway, shoulders and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Clothesline Project raises awareness of sexual assault
The University of California, Merced organization Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education, or CARE, raises awareness of sexual assault during the Clothesline Project on the campus of UC Merced in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »West Side farmers to get a 65 percent water allocation from Central Valley Project
With ample rainfall and an above-average snowpack, west side San Joaquin Valley growers were hoping the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation would give them a 100 percent allocation of water this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater to get an update on Ferrari Ranch project, which would provide jobs and tax revenue
Atwater plans a workshop Wednesday to provide an update on the Ferrari Ranch project, a planned 3 million square-foot development that supporters say would bring much needed revenue, services and … Click to Continue »
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